ProtectionExpenditures – treatment anddisposal
Investments – prevention andmanagement
2013
2012
2011
2010
6.51
3.20
7.90
1.69
7.67
4.72
6.91
1.17
8.08
12.39
9.59
9.71
Environmental Expenditures
(millionsUSD)
Protect theEnvironment
We strive togobeyond compliancewith local environmental regulations to reduce to the
minimumpracticable any adverse effects of our operations on the environment.We have
developed a five-year environmental program to improve our environmental performance.
EnvironmentalManagement
Economic andpopulationgrowth
demand energy.We aim tomeet the
challenge of satisfying rising energy
demand to sustainwider prosperity,
whilemanagingour impact on the
climate. Natural gas, which is an
affordable, increasinglyabundant, secure
and lower-carbon formof energy, will
be a necessarypart of theenergymix in
the long term tomeet the global energy
challenge. Natural gas, typically used for
power production, competesmainlywith
coal, producinghalf asmuchCO
2
, a third
asmuchNO
x
, andahundredthasmuch
of theSO
2
of coal when it is burned.
Thus, when it displaces coal, the impact
of power generationon climate change
and air quality improves significantly.
DolphinEnergy strives tomake its fuel
even cleaner andmore efficient through
its operations, goingbeyond compliance
with local environmental regulations
to reduce to theminimumpracticable
any adverse effects of our operations
on the environment. Ledby our HSE
teams inboth theKuwait andQatar,
we are continually seeking newways
tominimize our flaring, emissions and
waste; reduce our energy andwater
consumption; anddemonstrate
responsibility for our products.
In 2013, DolphinEnergy signedoff
on a five-year environmental program
management plan todrive thecompany’s
environmental performance tomeet
the challenge of increased regulatory,
shareholder and societal expectations.
Theplanwill be reviewed annually as
part of thebusiness planning cycle,
and revised as necessary. TheHSE&S
department will prepare anddistribute
an annual environmental report with
a summary of emissions, performance
against environmental metrics, and
progress on theplan.
DolphinEnergy
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